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Combining deterministic and probabilistic matching to reduce data linkage errors in hospital administrative data

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2017
Objectives Data linkage algorithms are used to link together multiple episodes of care belonging to the same patient. For example, the HESID algorithm is used to generate Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) in England.
Gareth Hagger-Johnson, Katie Harron, Rob Aldridge, Bo Fu, Efrosini Setakis, Harvey Goldstein, Ruth Gilbert   +6 more
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The importance of gaining the public’s confidence to use administrative data for public benefit in social science research

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2017
Background The Administrative Data Research Network (ADRN) is a UK-wide initiative, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). The Network facilitates safe access to linked de-identified administrative data for research which is aimed at ...
Ilse Verwulgen, Judith Knight
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Data Insights - COVID-19 deaths and occupational risk: Scotland in a comparative perspective

, 2021
There are occupational disparities in the risk of COVID-19. In this Data Insights, we explore how COVID-19 mortality rates vary by occupation for women and men in Scotland in the period between 1st March 2020 and 31st January 2021. Using a national novel
Pattaro, Serena
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Probabilistic linkage to enhance deterministic algorithms and reduce data linkage errors in hospital administrative data

Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics, 2017
Background: The pseudonymisation algorithm used to link together episodes of care belonging to the same patient in England [Hospital Episode Statistics ID (HESID)] has never undergone any formal evaluation to determine the extent of data linkage error ...
Gareth Hagger-Johnson, Katie Harron, Harvey Goldstein, Robert Aldridge, Ruth Gilbert   +4 more
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Administrative Data Research UK [PDF]

Patterns, 2020
ADR UK is helping to transform the way researchers access the UK’s wealth of administrative data, enabling government policy to be informed by the best evidence available. Emma shares her insights into the ADR UK approach to making this happen, explaining why building trust is central to the ADR UK mission.
openaire   +3 more sources

Communicating for Impact: Finding the story in your research

International Journal of Population Data Science
Researchers who wish to make an impact need to capture people’s attention and inspire action. But to people outside the sector, population data research can be hard to relate to. Better communication can help us overcome this barrier.
Laura Mulvey, Shayda Kashef, Emma Gordon
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A Comparison of The Health Impacts of Individual Level and Area Based Welsh Government Fuel Poverty Schemes

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2020
Introduction Living in a cold and/or damp house is known to increase the risk of morbidity, mortality and excess winter deaths. To reduce fuel poverty in Wales, the Welsh Government developed schemes to provide energy efficiency improvements to those ...
Sian Morrison-Rees, Sarah Lowe
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Coronavirus vaccination coverage and timeliness among people experiencing homelessness in Wales, UK: A population-level analysis of linked healthcare and substance use services data.

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2022
Objectives People experiencing homelessness (PEH) have higher incidence of underlying health conditions that increase the risk of COVID-19 related complications.
Ian Thomas
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Does change in area-level deprivation, change health outcomes? A latent class growth analysis of population data.

International Journal of Population Data Science
Background While the link between deprivation and health is established, little is known about the association of persistent deprivation or deprivation trajectories over time with adverse health outcomes.
Finola Ferry, Ron McDowell, Michael Rosato, Jamie Murphy, Gerard Leavey   +4 more
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What do register-based studies tell us about migrant mental health? A scoping review

Systematic Reviews, 2017
Background Previous studies investigating the mental health of migrants have shown mixed results. The increased availability of register data has led to a growing number of register-based studies in this research area. This is the first scoping review on
Kishan Patel, Anne Kouvonen, Ciara Close, Ari Väänänen, Dermot O’Reilly, Michael Donnelly   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source